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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Transits of non-spherical exoplanets, Bertrand Carado
Stratospheric and tropospheric contributions to the poleward energy flux across 70°N and 65°S in the MERRA-2 and CESM, Christopher Cardinale
A consideration of ancient residues and their analysis, Jennifer A. Cardinal
Childhood emotional functioning and arterial stiffness in young adulthood, Logan Carey
Estimation of planetary photometric emissions for extremely close-in exoplanets, Jennifer L. Carter
Differentiation of potential false positives from human saliva using raman spectroscopy for forensic purposes, Selina Casadei
Illumination modulation for improved propagation-based phase imaging, Tonmoy Chakraborty
Marriageable us, undesirable them : reproducing social inequalities through marital boundaries, Yuching Cheng
Alumni and named structures : a qualitative analysis of major gift donors, Allison Cherkosly
Projected changes in climate, elevation-dependent warming, and extreme events over continental Ecuador for the period 2041-2070, Oscar Chimborazo
Exploring religiosity and spirituality on the meaning of HIV/AIDS and service provision in Malawi, Sung Ah Choi
Modulation of cytokine signaling in optic nerve regeneration in xenopus laevis, Rupa Priscilla Choudhary
Bossy, abrasive and a bit too aggressive : the unique double bind of agentic women in the workplace, Lindsay Ciancetta
Circular RNA : a review of history, diseases, and diagnostic potential, Daniel Conley
Now, tomorrow, forever the persistence of school segregation in America, Dustin Connors
Mechanistic analysis of the type I-E CRISPR-Cas system in escherichia coli, Lauren A. Cooper
Barriers to the implementation of effective transition services for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, Laura Corona
On the geometric interpretation of certain vertex algebras and their modules, Jesse Richard Corradino
Misfitology : misfit narratives in ideology, Kennedy Lyn Coyne
High school blended learning courses : teacher beliefs, perceptions of experiences, and recommendations, Pamela Culbertson
Investigation of the MS2 bacteriophage capsid as an MRI-capable, brain-targeted nanoparticle platform, Stephanie M. Curley
The comparative lethality of two disparate world regions : an examination of Latin America and Europe to explain discrepant homicide trends, Karise Marie Curtis
Help-seeking attitudes of Black college students : the effects of racism, cultural mistrust, and campus racial climate, Megan Cusick Brix
Decidability of unification modulo two theories of division, Zhenjiang Dai
Marianismo beliefs, ethnic identity commitment, and acculturative stress among recent Latina young adult immigrants, Lauren E. Dasen
Imaging approaches to study neuron and astrocyte morphology, Lianna Yin D'Brant
In their own voices : a mixed methodology study of an independent living program for foster and homeless youth, Emily Elizabeth Delorenzo
More is not always better : examining the influence of group qualities on need satisfaction and the social cure effect, Tina Christine Demarco
Control of striatal activity by neuronal glutamate transporters, Modhurika De
Impact of spiro ammonium electrolytes on electric double layer capacitors, Donald Derosa
Retinoic acid receptor isoform-specific control of mouse salivary gland development and regeneration, Kara Desantis
The entropic dynamics approach to the paradigmatic quantum mechanical phenomena, Susan Difranzo
The upper-level turbulence, static stability and tropopause structure of tropical cyclones, Patrick Duran
Exploring three strategies for the prevention of hospital-acquired clostridium difficile infection in NYS acute care hospitals-- : structure-process-outcome model of quality improvement, Danielle Jane Durant
For better or worse? : exploring how decentralization shapes local expenditures and health service utilizations in Indonesia, Adenantera Dwicaksono
Perseverative thinking in eating pathology : do rumination patterns differ according to symptom type?, Lauren Eileen Ehrlich
Predictability of African easterly waves in an operational ensemble prediction system, Travis J. Elless
Role of stress and emotion regulation profiles in the relation between childhood stress and adult psychopathology symptoms, Stephanie Emhoff
From bottle rockets to tomahawks : the production of anti-ship missiles, land attack cruise missiles, and short-range ballistic missiles, Nolan Fahrenkopf
The Influence of submandibular salivary gland mesenchyme on the proacinar epithelial cell phenotype, Zeinab Farajallah Hosseini
Tropical cyclone rapid intensification in environments of upper-tropospheric troughs : environmental influences and convective characteristics, Michael Fischer
Regulated transcriptional silencing promotes germline stem cell differentiation in drosophila melanogaster, Pooja Flora
Treating the writing trauma : managing anxiety and promoting transfer among adult learners with workplace writing pedagogies, Jamie Ann Frankenfield
The unpersuadables : how pro-social advocacy promotes engagement disparities, Roger Gans
Maritime archaic spearpoints : a new examination of their context and chronology, John Michael Garbellano
Fusing satellite data to monitor the urban area's effect on plant phenology, Norman Gervais
On the role of Western North Pacific tropical cyclones in shaping the extratropical circulation response to the Madden-Julian oscillation, Lawrence Christian Gloeckler
A family of cyclooctatetraenyl lanthanide(III) chloridebridged dimers : synthesis, characterization, and magnetic properties, Joshua Sky Greenough
Composition pedagogy for the 21st century : a culturally inclusive model, Stephanie Hassan Richardson
Mesh and diffraction-based x-ray phase imaging, Congxiao He
Dry air, midlevel flow, and the persistence of deep convection in Atlantic tropical disturbances, Charles Helms
Science and culture on the Soviet screen : Russian and member republic biographical films during the early Cold War, 1946-1953, Bryan Keith Herman
DNA functionalized nanoparticles in nanobiosensor and sensor array development for molecular diagnostics and in vitro identification of biomolecules, Mustafa Salih Hizir
Radiation effects in tantalum oxide-based resistive memory devices, Joshua Stuart Holt
On LM-systems and forward closed string rewriting systems, Daniel Hono
Changes in extreme precipitation in the Northeast United States : 1979-2014, Macy Howarth
Crafting citizens and immigrants : Israeli immigration politics in comparative perspective, Yeufen Hsieh
A practitioner research study exploring critical literacy in a secondary English classroom, Dilnavaz F. Hushmendy
The development of bioaffinity-based concepts for on-site forensic analyses : blood, sweat, and ... fingerprints?, Crystal Huynh
"True principles of liberty and natural right" : the Vermont State constitution and the American revolution, Kevin R. Ingraham
Latino males in the U.S. and the effect of high school sport participation on a multi-dimensional construct of academic engagement, Luis Alberto Inoa
A longitudinal comparison of quality of life in rural counties with and without community colleges, John Edward Jablonski
Preconception serum alpha-tocopherol levels are associated with higher live birth rates after in vitro fertilization, Erica Jamro
Isolation and characterization of RNA aptamers against glutamate ion channel receptors, William John Jaremko
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate signaling in mycobacterium tuberculosis : new insights into a universal second messenger, Richard Mcpherson Johnson
Matter, memory, multiverse : the prism of reality, Sean William Johnson
Control of photoelectron kinetics to improve performance of quantum dot-based optoelectronic devices, Alex Joseph Varghese
An efficient system for subgraph discovery, Aparna Joshi
The impacts of HIV-specific criminal laws on HIV serostatus disclosure, risk behaviors, and HIV testing, Shao-Chiu Juan
The making of multicultural Korea : religious women's discourses towards ethnic and sexual diversity, Gowoon Jung
Essays on merger and innovation, Gusang Kang
Plasmonic gas sensing and multivariate analysis with Au nanoparticles for high temperature applications, Nicholas Karker
Heteromeric assemblies of GluA3 flip and flop shows differences in their channel opening kinetics, Nicholas Karl
The dissemination, regulatory role, and evolution of mycobacterial inteins, Danielle Skye Kelley
Prosecutorial discretion and decision making : processing sexual assault cases, Megan Kennedy
Visual variables on mobile devices : an empirical study of their roles in gaining spatial awareness, Andrew Donghyun Kim
The organizational antecedents of public service motivation in the Korean National Assembly staff workforce, Eunhyoung Kim
Effects of interface scattering and carrier localization on conductance of Cu-based superlattices, Jiyoon Jessica Kim
Economics of R&D specialization in the semiconductor industry, Kyun Kim
Essays on female labor supply and fertility, Minhee Kim
Dis/Inheritance : love, grief, and genealogy in Faulkner, Daisuke Kiriyama
Whole-canopy net ecosystem exchange and water use efficiency in an intermittent-light environment -- dynamic approach, Sergey Nikolayevich Kivalov
Global response to the Madden-Julian oscillation as a function of phase speed in ERA-Interim reanalysis and MIROC5 model data, Kaitlyn Krzyzaniak
Stress-strength estimation and its applications in clinical trials, Dinesh Kumar
RACK1 is a critical component in IRES-mediated translation, Ethan Asher Lafontaine
College choice in distance-based nursing programs, Jill Lansing
Matriarch : a collection of poems exploring the theme of healing trauma through spoken word poetry, Kathleen Leach
Non-stationary counts with mixture distributions, Ziqiang Lin
Public policy, health insurance, and labor market and demographic outcomes among young adults, Xiangshi Liu
Lock, hull, wheel, and rail : an archaeological study of the construction of ethnicity and industry in New York, Jordon Douglas Loucks